Langerhans' cell histiocytosis with neurological injuries diagnosed from a single cutaneous lesion



Document title: Langerhans' cell histiocytosis with neurological injuries diagnosed from a single cutaneous lesion
Journal: Anais brasileiros de dermatologia
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000410458
ISSN: 0365-0596
Authors: 1
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Institutions: 1Hospital Regional de Presidente Prudente, Servico de Dermatologia, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Hospital Regional de Presidente Prudente, Servico de Neurologia, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo. Brasil
3Hospital Regional de Presidente Prudente, Laboratorio de Anatomia Patologica e Citopatologia, Presidente Prudente, Sao Paulo. Brasil
4Santa Casa de Sao Paulo, Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
Season: Jul-Ago
Volumen: 92
Number: 4
Pages: 541-544
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Caso clínico, descriptivo
English abstract Histiocytoses are rare diseases caused by the proliferation of histiocytes. The pathogenesis remains unknown and the highest incidence occurs in pediatric patients. The clinical presentations can be varied, in multiple organs and systems, and the skin lesions are not always present. Evolution is unpredictable and treatment depends on the extent and severity of the disease. It is described the case of a patient with various neurological symptoms, extensively investigated, who had its was diagnosed with histiocytosis from a single skin lesion. This report highlights the importance of Dermatology in assisting the investigation of difficult cases in medical practice
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Dermatología,
Neurología,
Granuloma eosinofílico,
Histiocitosis,
Lesiones neurológicas,
Células de Langerhans
Keyword: Medicine,
Dermatology,
Neurology,
Eosinophilic granuloma,
Histiocytosis,
Neurological lesions,
Langerhans cells
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